[Linux-disciples] Maximizing GNOME apps from the command line

Chung-chieh Shan ccshan at post.harvard.edu
Mon Nov 27 22:36:26 EST 2006


On 2006-11-27T16:43:52-0500, Stephen R Laniel wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 04:48:19PM -0500, Adam Rosi-Kessel wrote:
> > If you're doing gnome-terminal -x vim, why not just do gvim?
> That particular level doesn't matter to me so much. The
> whole point of this is that Zope has an external-editor
> plugin, which allows you to edit form fields using your
> editor of choice. My editor of choice is vim, and the
> external-editor plugin needs me to open it inside of an
> xterm window or somesuch. So gvim or vim is six of one, half
> a dozen of another.

Also check out the 'columns' and 'lines' options in (g)vim.


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